United States · Bill · S
S. 946 (107th)
Women's Health Office Act of 2001
Introduced
24 May 2001
Last action
24 May 2001 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5], Sen. Edwards, John [D-NC], Patty Murray, Maria Cantwell, Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ], Sen. Carnahan, Jean [D-MO], Richard Durbin, Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large], Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
10 February 2026
Summary
Women's Health Office Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish: (1) within the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services an Office on Women's Health (2) within the Office of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention an office to be known as the Office of Women's Health; and (3) establish within the Office of the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality an office to be known as the Office of Women's Health. Amends the Social Security Act to establish within the Office of the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration an office to be known as the Office of Women's Health. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish within the Office of the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration an office to be known as the Office of Women's Health.
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Timeline
24 May 2001
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
24 May 2001
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5618-5619)
Source: IntroReferral
24 May 2001
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 24 May 2001 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 24 May 2001
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 24 May 2001
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 24 May 2001
Sponsors
- Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Edwards, John [D-NC] · D · Cosponsor
- Patty Murray · D · Cosponsor
- Maria Cantwell · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Carnahan, Jean [D-MO] · D · Cosponsor
- Richard Durbin · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] · I · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- · sshr00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Women's Health Office Act of 2002
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/946
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/946
- us · 107-s-946 · source updated 10 February 2026